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September 2008 Oncology News International

Cover Story

The surgeon who challenged the breast ca paradigm

Payer's budget to get right targeted drug to right patient

New paradigm in pancreatic cancer promotes coordinated patient care

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Focus on Breast Cancer

In elderly with early breast ca, stick with standard chemo

Herceptin erases survival difference between HER2- patients

Focus on Colon Cancer

Adding oxaliplatin to FULV trends toward better survival in stage II/III colon cancer

News & Analysis

Reimbursement for new RT lags behind implementation

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Striking the Right Nerve: Managing Cancer Associated LEMS in Lung Cancer Patients

Anne Chiang, MD, PhD; J. Douglas Miles, MD, PhD, FAAN; Suma Satti, MD

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Show Me the Data™: Bridging Clinical Gaps Along the Continuum From Resectable, Early Stage to Advanced Gastric/Gastroesophageal Junction Cancers

Zev A. Wainberg, MD; Manish A. Shah, MD, FASCO; Syma Iqbal, MD

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Inaugural Brain & Spine Metastases Conference: Evolving Practice and Emerging Therapies

Manmeet Ahluwalia, MD, MBA

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Community Oncology Connections™: Beyond Primary End Points—Digging Into Randomized and Real-World Data to Guide Challenging Treatment Decisions in HR+/HER2− Metastatic Breast Cancer | Indiana Oncology Society

Shaina Rozell, MD, MPH; Seth A. Wander, MD, PhD

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19th Annual New York GU Cancers Congress™

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The 2nd Annual Hawaii Breast: A Multidisciplinary Case-Based Conference

Hope S. Rugo, MD, FASCO; Naoto T. Ueno, MD, PhD; Benjamin Falit, MD; Jami Fukui, MD; Laura Huppert, MD; Sara A. Hurvitz, MD, FACP; Jodi Kagihara, MD; Irene Kang, MD; William Loui, MD, FACP; Ashley Marumoto, MD; Rebecca Shatsky, MD; Naoko Takebe, MD, PhD; Melinda Telli, MD, FASCO; Rachel Thelen, FNP-C, AOCNP; Teruo Yamauchi, MD, MS

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Medical Crossfire®: Expert Interpretations of the Latest Data in CLL Management – Understanding the Impact of Optimal Treatment Selection on Patient Outcomes

Jennifer R. Brown, MD, PhD; Alexey V. Danilov, MD, PhD; Matthew S. Davids, MD, MMSc

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Virtual Testing Board: Digging Deeper on Your Testing Reports to Elevate Patient Outcomes in Advanced Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer

Stephen V. Liu, MD; Michelle Afkhami, MD; Ignacio I. Wistuba, MD; Helena Yu, MD

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11th Annual School of Gastrointestinal Oncology® (SOGO®)

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Rahul Gosain, MD, MBA; Rohit Gosain, MD; Ghassan Abou-Alfa, MD, MBA

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Community Practice Connections™: Optimizing Treatment Outcomes and Preserving Fertility in Premenopausal HR+ Breast Cancer

Rebecca Shatsky, MD; Kelly McCann, MD, PhD; Michelle L. Taylor, ANP-BC

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From Bench to Bedside: Paradigm Shifts in HER2+ Metastatic BTC Treatment

Rahul Gosain, MD, MBA; Rohit Gosain, MD; Shubham Pant, MD, MBBS

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Proactive Adverse Event Management for HER2+ BTC Treatments

Rahul Gosain, MD, MBA; Rohit Gosain, MD; Rachna T. Shroff, MD, MS, FASCO

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Medical Crossfire®: Precision Medicine in Glioma Treatment — Integration of Molecular Profiling to Inform Targeted Therapies

Vinay K. Puduvalli, MD; Manmeet Ahluwalia, MD, MBA; Stephen J. Bagley, MD, MSCE; Angela Waanders, MD, MPH, MS

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Medical Crossfire®: Harnessing the Power of Modern Therapies in Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma

C. Ola Landgren, MD, PhD; Mohamad Mohty, MD, PhD; Surbhi Sidana, MD

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Cases & Conversations™: Transforming AML Care—Precision Strategies, Evolving Therapies, and Clinical Insights

Gail J. Roboz, MD; Hagop Kantarjian, MD; Catherine Lai, MD, MPH; Amer Zeidan, MBBS, MHS

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Tumor Board: Expert Insights on Managing Classical 𝘌𝘎𝘍𝘙 Mutations, 𝘌𝘎𝘍𝘙 Exon 20 Insertions, and Atypical 𝘌𝘎𝘍𝘙 Mutations in Metastatic NSCLC

Balazs Halmos, MD, MS; Enriqueta Felip, MD, PhD; Julia Rotow, MD

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Medical Crossfire®: Improving Patient Outcomes in Myeloproliferative Neoplasms With Novel Therapeutic Approaches

Rami Komrokji, MD; Gabriela Hobbs, MD; John Mascarenhas, MD; Naveen Pemmaraju, MD

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GI Tumor Board—Applying Recent Advances in Biomarker Testing and Treatment in Metastatic Colorectal Cancer

John H. Strickler, MD; Stacey A. Cohen, MD; Aparna Parikh, MD; Kanwal P.S. Raghav, MBBS, MD

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PER Tumor Board®: Applying Recent Advances to Transform the Treatment Paradigm in SCLC—Expert Perspectives on New Approvals and Emerging Strategies

Jonathan W. Goldman, MD; Percy Lee, MD, FASTRO; Erminia Massarelli, MD, PhD, MS; Misty D. Shields, MD, PhD

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Live Tumor Board: Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head & Neck – Post-CRT Decisions in the Locally Advanced Setting

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A Breath of Strength: Managing Cancer Associated LEMS and Lung Cancer as One

Estelamari Rodriguez, MD, MPH; Millie Das, MD; Ruham Nasany, MD

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Community Oncology Connections™: Beyond Primary End Points—Digging Into Randomized and Real-World Data to Guide Challenging Treatment Decisions in HR+/HER2− Metastatic Breast Cancer | Kentucky Society of Clinical Oncology

Marla D. Lipsyc-Sharf, MD; Munaf Alkadimi, MD

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The 4th Annual Hawaii Lung: A Multidisciplinary Case-Based Conference

David R. Gandara, MD; Nicolas Villanueva, MD

Multimedia

Community Practice Connections™: Tailored Treatment Approaches for Older Patients With Advanced HR+/HER2– Breast Cancer

Hope S. Rugo, MD, FASCO; Neil M. Iyengar, MD; Komal Jhaveri, MD, FACP

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Community Practice Connections™: Empowering Interventional Radiologists in the Emerging Era of Oncolytic Immunotherapies for Melanoma

Yana G. Najjar, MD; Douglas B. Johnson, MD, MSCI; Rahul A. Sheth, MD, FSIR

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A Case-Guided Discussion on Managing Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP)

Cindy Neunert, MD, MSCS; Hanny Al-Samkari, MD; Joseph Shatzel, MD, MCR

$Cases and Conversations™: Sorting Through the Expanding Treatment Options for Patients with Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma$

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Cases and Conversations™: Sorting Through the Expanding Treatment Options for Patients with Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma

C. Ola Landgren, MD, PhD; Mohamad Mohty, MD, PhD; Surbhi Sidana, MD

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Medical Crossfire®: Expert Perspectives on Targeting c-Met Overexpression and 𝘔𝘌𝘛 Genomic Alterations in NSCLC – Unveiling the Complexities of 𝘔𝘌𝘛 Dysregulation

Rebecca Heist, MD, MPH; Alex A. Adjei, MD, PhD, FACP; Sandip Patel, MD, FASCO; Jeremy Segal, MD, PhD

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Medical Crossfire®: Integrating Next-Generation Endocrine Targeting Therapies to Improve Outcomes for Patients With HR+/HER2- Breast Cancer

William J. Gradishar, MD, FASCO, FACP; Laura Huppert, MD; Yuan Yuan, MD, PhD

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Evolving Treatment Strategies in Pancreatic Cancer: Current Standards, Emerging Targets, and the Role of Molecular Testing

Eileen M. O’Reilly, MD; E. Gabriela Chiorean, MD, FASCO; Michael J. Pishvaian, MD, PhD; Brian Wolpin, MD, MPH

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